Omer Arbel (BES '98 ; BArch '2000) is one of two people who created and designed the medals for the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver.
Ron Van Koughnett (MA '73) captured his first world duathlon championship in Concord, N.C., leading the 65-69 age group.
Through his engineering firm, Technical Solutions Company, Julien Plourde (BASc '06) is helping public utilities and other large organizations in Canada's North operate more efficiently.
Laura Zizzo (BES '04) is breaking new ground as a lawyer and an entrepreneur; in addition to legal advice, Ms. Zizzo provides climate-change consulting and advisory services.
Valerie J. Koning Keelan (BA '76) recently published And Babies Make Seven, a memoir about her incredible family.
Melissa Abercromby (BASc '05) has joined Youth Opportunities Unlimited as director of operations and project management.
Natalie MacNeil (BA '08) has been named a finalist in the Stevie awards for her blog She Takes On The World, in which she provides resources and support to women entrepreneurs.
Roger J. Farwell (BES '75; BArch '77) and Tim J. Jackson (BA '92) are among an influential group of business leaders who are laying the foundation for a vibrant arts and culture sector in Waterloo Region.
Assetize Inc., a Toronto-based startup founded by Saif A. Ajani (BMath '02), plans to bring advertising to Twitter — and help its users make some money in the process.
Braden Walker (BA '03) was awarded the Medal of Bravery for disarming and restraining an armed man who had stabbed a passenger on the bus on which Braden was riding.